Hello, For my PhD research I took digital photos of the canopy from a standardized height and then used ImageJ to estimate the percent of canopy cover. If you think that method would work for you, I would be more than happy to send you a simple protocol!
Thanks, Asya On Sat, May 30, 2015, 10:24 AM VOLTOLINI <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am preparing a field course for undergraduate Biology students including > some canopy cover comparisons among different tropical rainforest habitats > and I would like to use simple methods like camera photos. > > Any suggestions about simple softwares, other field methods, or maybe > smartphone apps to measure canopy cover? > > Thanks for any help! > > > Prof. Dr. J. C. VOLTOLINI > Grupo de Pesquisa e Ensino em Biologia da Conservação - ECOTROP > Universidade de Taubaté, Departamento de Biologia Taubaté, SP. 12030-010. > E-Mail: [email protected] > * Grupo de pesquisa ECOTROP CNPq: > http://dgp.cnpq.br/buscaoperacional/detalhepesq.jsp?pesq=8137155809735635 > * Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8137155809735635 > * Assessoria Estatística: http://assessoria-estatistica.blogspot.com.br/ > * Fotos de Cursos e Projetos: http://www.facebook.com/ecotrop >
